by - May 31, 2017 10:18 am
Wal-Mart Stores employees have another way to purchase passes for the Commuter Express, a park-and-ride route of Ozark Regional Transit. Home office employees can buy the passes using payroll deduction,…
by - May 31, 2017 8:33 am
USA Truck has hired Rick Hainlen as vice president of revenue operations. The Van Buren-based carrier announced Hainlen’s appointment Wednesday (May 31). Hainlen’s hiring is the latest in a series…
by - May 30, 2017 6:36 pm
Civil Service Commissioner Marty Shell is hopeful for a compromise with Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark following a contentious non-vote at last week’s meeting. The five-member group met again…
by - May 30, 2017 4:45 pm
Consumers began spending more money as spring approached this year and that is showing up in local sales tax revenue among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Cumulative sales tax revenue…
by - May 30, 2017 3:40 pm
Dr. Kathy White Loyd has been selected as the interim dean of the College of Business at Arkansas State University, according to the school. Loyd also is executive director of the…
by - May 30, 2017 3:17 pm
A real estate and development firm based in Springfield, Mo., has acquired a renovated Fayetteville multifamily asset for $8 million. O’Reilly Development Co. acquired the South Creekside Apartments, situated on…
by - May 30, 2017 2:20 pm
Jonesboro’s economic growth stumbled in recent months as sales and use receipts and building permit values declined. At least one of those indicators is on the rise again. Northeast Arkansas’…
by - May 30, 2017 8:09 am
The low cost mission of Wal-Mart is similar to that of Jet.com, and the recent purchase of Jet by Wal-Mart could spell audit trouble for suppliers who have done business…
by - May 25, 2017 2:20 pm
McLarty Daniel recently gave away four new vehicles to students with perfect attendance at schools in Benton County. The fourth vehicle was given away Wednesday (May 24) at Rogers Heritage…
by - May 25, 2017 12:00 pm
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture released a report last week that indicated the damage done to the agriculture industry in the state due to floods in Northeast Arkansas…
by - May 25, 2017 11:54 am
Early this week, the Fort Smith Civil Service Commission (CSC) shot down Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark’s request to have the option of hiring sergeant rank or higher positions…
by - May 24, 2017 8:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas welcomes its third Sam’s Club set to open at 8:30 a.m., Thursday (May 25), just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Club Manager Mark Byrd said membership sales,…
by - May 24, 2017 6:14 pm
Art and culture have always been a way of life in eastern Arkansas and now at least one organization thinks both can become economic drivers in the region. The Delta…
by - May 24, 2017 11:43 am
Fort Smith-based Corrugated Specialties has purchased Century Corrugated Container Corp of Kilgore, Tex., according to a Tuesday (May 23) press release. Corrugated Specialties is a manufacturer of corrugated boxes and…
by - May 24, 2017 10:26 am
USA Truck has named Kim Littlejohn as vice president and chief technology officer. The Van Buren-based carrier announced Littlejohn joined the leadership team Wednesday (May 24). Jason Bates, executive vice…
by - May 23, 2017 9:58 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors decided not to move forward with any one single-stream recycling proposal at Tuesday night’s (May 23) study session from the Fort Smith Convention Center,…
by - May 23, 2017 8:50 pm
President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget includes deep cuts to the United States Department of Agriculture, and Arkansas farmers could feel the squeeze. Trump’s budget would cut USDA discretionary…
by - May 23, 2017 4:38 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) director has confirmed there is a “review and investigation” to see if funding mechanisms available to the city of Fort Smith under its…
by - May 23, 2017 4:30 pm
For all the uncertainty brewing nationally and globally, the Northwest Arkansas economy is at cruising altitude with no turbulence to speak of, according to Mervin Jebaraj, interim director for the…
by - May 23, 2017 2:14 pm
The 2017 rebound shaping up for commercial tonnage on the Arkansas River faced a setback in April and could see a tough May and June if rain continues to fall…
